Our favorite cookbook

[spiceplace]

Regardless of the ages, and long passed authors, our favorite cookbook is The Joy of Cooking. Often the authors list recipes that seem to begin with planting the seeds in the garden, but it's a great cookbook with great ideas for well made foods. When they start talking about doing something in 17 steps, we get out another cookbook, compare the recipes and make our own solutions from the two cookbooks. But the Joy of Cooking is an excellent resource in the cooking field. No doubt about it.

 

[ainjel]

I love that cookbook! We actually have two versions. One being a very recent edition. We also have a much older version that has recipes on how to prepare possum and such.

 

[DrPepper]

We have 3 versions of The Joy of Cooking on our bookshelf, a hardback from about 1982, a softback copy from 1976, and a reprint of an old version, which may have the oppossum recipe in it.

The paperback version of the Joy of Cooking is really beat up, but has a delicious whole wheat bread recipe in it. But it doesn't have a fudge recipe I used to make all the time, and so often that I didn't need the recipe. That's why we bought the reprint of the old version. I once saw an original older version at a used bookstore, but they wanted $40.00 for it, and thought that was too much for a fudge recipe

They're great cookbooks for classic recipes. I like to dabble in new recipes made with different ingredients too, and use these books as a reference for getting started.

 

[Traciray]

Oh yes, I recieved two of them as wedding gifts. I think everyone shares this opinion.

 

[BagCSC]

I have that book too. Several years back, we collected a bunch of recipies over the years of family reunions and made a Family cookbook. I like to use family recipies...keep tradition alive.

 

[peacherina]

I have never heard of this cookbook until today. I will have to check it out. thanks

 

[expatgirl]

The Joy of Cooking was my Pre-google primer!!!!!!!!!! I took it with me to Egypt 14 years ago and it came in so handy----it had a wonderful marinade recipe for meats (soy sauce, wine, grated ginger, etc) that became one of the most passed around recipes around--our Egyptian chef became famous for it---I'm sure that it's still in there) and the best recipe for quick oatmeal-raisin cookies that added a teaspoon of orange zest. Everybody loved them. Also the info was invaluable for ingredients, conversions, cooking instructions, etc. The JofC was and still is a valuable friend.

Also the Cotton Country Collection and The Pirate's Pantry are stained, battered friends as well.

 

[peacherina]

Really that is cool. I have a friend in Egypt now. She says she likes it there alot. They do make reallly good food!

 

[expatgirl]

Really that is cool. I have a friend in Egypt now. She says she likes it there alot. They do make reallly good food!

Hi!! Do you know where she is at?? We were posted in Maadi------yeah, the Egyptians did have some great dishes----their Aish Baladi was wonderful )pita like bread0 served with everything as well as tahina, baba ghanoush, etc. I would go back to Egypt in a heartbeat---so many great memories!!!!!

 

[peacherina]

Hi She is in Cairo. Oh I like that tahina. I like that hummus too. I'm getting hungry lol. She loves it there too.

 

[pinkperson]

I have read great reviews for this cookbook. I'll look for one in the bookstore. Does ebay also sell this book? How much does this cost? Are the recipes here easy to follow? Spiceplace, can you recommend this book to beginners in cooking?

 

[sddonegan]

I agree. This is an alltime favorite. Most people think self published books arent worth it, but this one quickly shot to the bestsellers list!!!

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